Program Description

The Educational Leadership - Tier I Post-Master’s Certificate provides candidates with the content knowledge necessary to meet GaPSC requirements for Tier I Educational Leadership certification. It is an eighteen (18) hour program. Admission to Tier I is open to any individual who meets the admission requirements of the Educator Preparation Provider (EPP).

Admission to and completion of Tier I does not ensure employment in a leadership position. Under state law, completion of an approved Tier I program will not lead to additional pay until employed by a Local Unit of Administration (LUA) in a leadership position that requires Tier I certification. 

EPPs may limit admission based upon program capacity; in other words, admission may be limited if a provider caps enrollment based on various resources including the ability to place candidates with trained mentors. The program is highly professionally oriented, and candidates for the program are expected to currently be employed in an organization providing professional educational services (e.g., school, regional educational service agency, department of education). Field activities incorporate practical and theoretical knowledge necessary for today’s educational leader. 

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to: 

1. Develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being of each student.
2. Act ethically and according to professional norms to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
3. Strive for fairness of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
4. Develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
5. Cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student.
6. Develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
7. Foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
8. Engage families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
9. Manage school operations and resources to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
10. Act as agents of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

 This program is a part of the Clarice C. and Leland H. Bagwell College of Education . 

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Admissions, Enrollment, and Graduation Criteria

Admissions Criteria

The following are program-specific criteria beyond the general Graduate Admissions requirements:

• Master’s degree in an educational field
• Resume - Must demonstrate a minimum of two (2) years of teaching experience, employed in an organization providing educational services. Candidates are required to be employed as teachers or administrators in a traditional public school district, a charter school district, a charter school, or an independent school. By PSC regulation, candidates must be referred for admissions by their respective schools/districts, and Kennesaw State University must hold a Performance-Based partnership with the referring district.
• Recommendation Form - Obtained from school system administrator or designee
• EDL Mentor Form - Demonstrating that the mentor is actively employed in a leadership position in a P-12 school or LUA and holds a Clear Renewable PSC Leadership Tier I (FLD700) or Leadership Tier II (FLD710) Certificate Field.
• GACE Leadership Ethics Assessment Completion Certificate
• Clear Renewable Georgia Educator Certificate**

Admission Criteria for Unique Cases

Individuals from out of state who are not seeking Georgia certification are strongly advised to contact their respective state licensing agency to determine if this program curriculum meets the requirements in their state.

Enrollment Criteria

This program does not have specific enrollment criteria; however, students are expected to meet the requirements of Academic Policy 4.0 ACADEMIC STANDING, DISMISSAL, & REINSTATEMENT .

Graduation Criteria

Each student is expected to meet the requirements outlined in Academic Policy 5.0 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS & GRADUATION .

In addition to completing the program, the candidate must attempt the Georgia state approved content exam prior to KSU’s submission of the PSC Approved Program Completion form. The PSC requires passing the Tier I Georgia state approved content exam to add Tier I Leadership field to the candidate’s PSC certificate.

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Program Course Requirements